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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sharing FYI <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> American Foundation for the Blind communications <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:58 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Reminder—AFB Town Hall #1: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=500 height=113 style='width:5.2083in;height:1.177in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6A864.DB712670" alt="Image removed by sender. AFB. American Foundation for the Blind. Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss."></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=601 height=150 style='width:6.2604in;height:1.5625in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6A864.DB712670" alt="Image removed by sender. An older White woman wears a mask and runs an errand with her dog guide. A middle-aged Hispanic man disinfects products in a kitchen. An elementary age White boy sits at a desk looking at a math program on the computer. His hands are on the keyboard. A White man stands behind the boy and leans over to look at the computer screen. A young Black woman uses a laptop computer in her home office."></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Engage in Dialogue Sparked by the Flatten Inaccessibility and Access Engagement Reports</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Town Hall #1:</span></strong> October 23 from 2-3 PM Eastern<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Topics:</span></strong> Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Presenter:</span></strong> Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, AFB, Director of Research<br><br>The <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=2f99e8b74e&e=c0a860b2b9">Flatten Inaccessibility report</a> examined the impact of COVID-19 on 1,921 adults with visual impairments and the <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=22dd891a4d&e=c0a860b2b9">Access and Engagement survey</a> examined the impact of COVID-19 on the education of 455 children and 1,028 teachers of students with visual impairments and orientation and mobility specialists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>These reports contain a wealth of information on timely topics important to those with visual impairments, family members, educators, employers, policymakers, and anyone else who is invested in accessibility and inclusivity for those with vision loss. You can read the entire report at <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=df885d8557&e=c0a860b2b9">www.afb.org/FlattenInaccessibility</a>, or dive into the specific topics we'll be discussing at the October 23 Town Hall:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=0ad1f40320&e=c0a860b2b9">Healthcare</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=1a4b2ac822&e=c0a860b2b9">Transportation</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=e28030407d&e=c0a860b2b9">Voting</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=85d66532d9&e=c0a860b2b9">Register for Town Hall #1: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting</a></span></strong><br><br>When you register for any of the AFB Town Halls, you’ll be given an opportunity to submit questions or comments in advance. During the live sessions, the panelists will field questions and comments submitted in advance, along with questions entered into the Q&A feature of Zoom. Live captions and ASL will be provided for each town hall.<br><br><br>Thank you,<br><br>AFB Communications<br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>